diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 6bea4bc450bd0f..5396acfd53d65c 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ _isImports_, _conditions_)
 >    2. If _source_ contains a top-level lexical declaration (`const`, `let`,
 >       or `class`) of any of the CommonJS wrapper variables (`require`,
 >       `exports`, `module`, `__filename`, or `__dirname`) then return **true**.
-> 3. Else return **false**.
+> 3. Return **false**.
 
 ### Customizing ESM specifier resolution algorithm